Visa

How it is used

People apply for a visa at an embassy, consulate or visa centre, or online for an e-visa. Common types are tourist, business, student and transit visas. A visa can be single-entry or multiple-entry, and it expires on a set date.

Example sentences

1. Do I need a visa to visit Japan for a week?

2. My visa application was approved in ten days.

3. We got a multiple-entry visa valid for two years.

Common collocations

• apply for a visa
• visa application
• tourist visa
• multiple-entry visa
• visa-free

Related terms

• Schengen visaA short-stay visa for the Schengen Area, a group of European countries without regular border checks between them, valid for up to 90 days in any 180-day period.
• passportAn official document issued by your country that proves who you are and what nationality you have, and lets you travel abroad.
• embassyThe official office of one country's government in the capital city of another country, led by an ambassador.
• consulateAn office of a country's government in a foreign city that helps its own citizens there and often handles visas; it is smaller than an embassy.
• immigrationAt an airport or border, the checkpoint where officers decide whether visitors may enter the country; in general, moving to live in another country.

This word in other fields

The same English word can have a different meaning in another field:

• visa · Immigration & Visas

More terms: Passport Control & Customs

• passport control
• customs
• declare
• arrival card
• nothing to declare
• expiry date